Tubular-magazine repeating gun.



W. BENNETT.

TUBULAR MAGAZINE RBPEATING GUN.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.27, 1911.

Patentef May 30, 1911.

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WINCHESTE BENNETT, E NElT HAVEN, CNNECIICUT, ASSIGNQES TU INCHESTER 'REF'EATING ARMS CQ., 0F NEW HAVEN, CNNEGTIGUT, A ORIPORATON.

TUEULr'R-TAGAZINH REETING GUN.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ll'TiNorns'rnn BEN- NEIT, u Citizen of the United States, residingv at New' Haven, .in the county of New Haven in accordance with iny invention. Fig. .2 n.

' broken reveree plan View of the lorwlzrd end i 'the extreme forwnrd end of, und

.diameter than, `the outer ine-genine tube fl of barrel find magazine. Fig; 5:5 n. broken Aview showingthe borrel .in Side elevation and the magazine `und sliding loreurin in vertical section.` lligkle u broken delnil View partly in Side elevation and partly in yer:- tical section, showing the sl'irfng/` employed to hold the inner tube ot' the magazine in its locked position. Fig. n broken View in side elevation oi 'the 'torwmfdrnd of the outer tube of the magazine, Showing the reinforcing sleeve locnted fit the 'forward end thereof. 6 :L correepontline,- View of the inner tube ol? the nmgeizine, Showing its provision with u itnurled ingenbutton und with u locking-pin.

hfy invention relates to un improvement in tubulin' magazine repeating rifles, the object being to provide simple, convenient. und elt'eetiye ineens orholding the inner nnzgi'uzine-tube in its locked position. f llVith these ends in yieW, iny intention consists in u tubular magazine repeating rifle hziving oet-.iin details' of cone ruction` and eonibinz zitter i described find claims.-

In cfrrrying ont my invention' es herein Shown-, 1 locate irreinitiorcing sleeve Q upon in pointed out. in the Which is Suspended` es ity were, by nienns of bands erelips v from the guinbzirrel the -rear end of the Suid outer nmh'zizine tube i.

beinginserted into4 the 'toru'nril end oi,E the gun-freine'or receiver' -6 which muy be nl any approved cone'ructinn und is provided l' with a. pivotelfcarrier l which feeds the Sion it) formed in the inner tube 13 near the.

.inn of parte ne wilt ne hereiin- Speeeaton of letters Patent. Pttgnrbagi fifi-11. .Application lled March 2'?, llf Serial No. @1j/,257.

'cartridges 8 to the .said gunwlbzirrel 5. I- The suid sleeve is formedin its outer edge-'3" with two lending-in cams 9 and 10, inclined et n wide angle with respect to euch other A sind terminating at their inner ends in;1, i,0 locking-slot. ll. turning Slightly outward as shown toward the edge of the sleeve and f receiving n locking-pin 12 mounted in and inojecting radially from the forward endv of the inner magazine-tube 13 which .is entered into the forward end, of the seid ouier magazine-tube 3 and provided et extreme forward end with :i lniurled finger button 14. The Suid inner tube 13 containsthe usual 'follower l5 :1nd c znftridgefeeding` 2'@ or magazine Springl, the latter being eoinpressed when the inner tube 13 iS pushed home into the Outer tube 3 in, the usual e manner otter the latter has been lled 'vilibhyhfl cartridges. As' herein shown,v the outer tube 3 isv provided with a cartridge-feeding open-. A, ing 1T `which is closed by theinner tube 1 3; when the saine Vis in its home position,- though I do not limit. myself to feeding'thef cartridges into the tubular rn'agazine in any. one wo y. At its forward end-the outer tube j 3 is provided 'with n poeitionirig-'spring 18 constructed and arranged to enter n'depresforward end thereof, whereby the 'smne'is' 85 held against any tendency to rotate when in its locked position.

Preparatory to ehargin@ thev magazine, thev inner tube A13 is seized lby the button .14: :it its forward end und nearly retracted from the outer tube 3 which is then charged with -rxrtridges in .any approved manner and which. :is :tar my present invention is e011-,

Acern'ed, muy be done in n variety of Ways,

already stated. .lifter the `magazine has been charged, the inner tube 'i3 is' Seizedby the ind button 11i otite torwardend andpneled beek home into. 'the outertube, being 'nt this time teleseoped, as it were, over the column ot enrtridgee therein endhuving its. 10 spring 16 placed under tensionbythe en. gen nent et' the .follower Aiti-lilith the nose otl the foremost. cnrtridgejof the column. Now just before t-hevinner tube'lreaches its home position, its locking-pin l2 engages .105 with one or the other, as t.lie.`eafie'lnay'be,.o

Y the two leutfling-i'n-tmrne Q and l) in the rein--v forcing eleeve, whereby the said pin 12 is .directed to 'Lhe'nionth ofthe locking-Slob1 1 lin the said sleeve. The innert-ube .13 isnoW 1,10

ywhich the compressed magazine-spring 16 now exerts to move the entire inner tube 13 outward. The spring 16 therefore operates to crowd the locking-pin 12 into the outer end of the slot 11 and exerts a constant effort to hold it there, and hence -to preventrthe inner ma azine tube 13 from being unlocked.

In this .e ort, the spring 16 is assisted by the positioning-spring 18 which enters a notch 19 in the upper face of the forward end of the inner tube at the timev when the said pin 12 reaches the limit of its outward movement in the slot 11.. Under this construction no jarring of the arm will sufceto unlock the inner magazine-tube.

1. In a tubular magazine repeating rifle, the combination with an outer magazinetube provided at 'its forward end with a reinforcing sleeve larger in diameter than its diameter and A,formed with leading-in cams terminating A'at their inner ends in a locking-slot inclined outward toward its forward edge, of an inner magazine-tube provided at its forward end with a finger-button and with a locking-pin which latter co-acts with the said leading-in cams and slot, and a magazine-spring located within the said innertube andvoperating to hold thesaid pin at the bottom end of the said inclined locking-slot. v

2. In a tubular magazine repeating riie,

' the locking-pin in slot. 1

tube and exerting a constant effort to hold position in the locking- 8. In a tubular magazine repeating rifle, the combination with an outer magazine tube formed at its forward end with a reinforcing sleeve larger in diameter than itsdiameter and formed with leading-in cams terminating at their inner ends in a locking-slot; of an inner magazine-tube provided at its forward end with a inger-button and with a locking-pin which latter co-acts with the said cams and locking-slot, a magazine spring locatedwithin the said inner magazine-tube and exerting an eort to push the inner tube outward, and a positioning-spring engaging with the outer end of the inner tube to assist in holding the same against rotation in its locked position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WINCI-IESTER BENNETT. 

